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Everton are growing into the challenge
SOCCER ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE/ Manchester City 0
Everton 2 : BILL SHANKLY used to rely on an old saying
at Anfield that "first is first and second is nowhere." p
Ramos the catalyst to expectation at Spurs
SOCCER ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP : GLUTTONY IS once again in vogue at Tottenham. Having acquired the taste for glory, in Sunday's Carling League Cup final triumph over Chelsea, the players intend to gorge themselves. The Ramos Plan encourages such blowouts. p
Rules set to resume before the end of year
GAELIC GAMES : DESPITE A motion to the contrary set for April's annual congress, the International Rules Series is expected to return to the GAA calendar before the year is out. p
Soccer
Robinson's future in considerable doubt
NEWS : PAUL ROBINSON'S long-term future at Tottenham Hotspur remains in considerable doubt despite the England international playing his part in winning the club's first trophy in nine years with the manager, Juande Ramos, still intent upon recruiting a new goalkeeper at the end of the campaign. pKaka in fitness race to face Arsenal
NEWS : MILAN'S PLAYMAKER Kaka is facing a struggle to be fit for the visit of Arsenal next week after the recurrence of a knee problem in Sunday's 2-1 win over Palermo. pDoolin signs Senegalese striker
SETANTA CUP PREVIEW : DROGHEDA UNITED yesterday completed the signing of former Senegalese under-23 international Ibrahima Thiam Iyane, though he won't feature for Paul Doolin's side as they begin the defence of the trophy they've won for the last two seasons against competition newcomers Cliftonville at United Park tonight. p
O'Sullivan, Gatland get ready for 80-minute shoot-out
Hollywood couldn't have written a better script as former Ireland coach Warren Gatland brings his resurgent Wales side into town. pTwo out of three ain't bad for Bowe
TOMMY BOWE INTERVIEW : HAPPY DAYS in the Killiney hotel. Hot coffee with cups, saucers and linen. Tommy Bowe plodding across the foyer grinning sheepishly. pPopular Best is forced to retire
NEWS : ULSTER AND Ireland prop Simon Best has announced his retirement from professional rugby following his most recent medical assessment. pMacLeod warned but not banned
NEWS : SCOTLAND LOCK Scott MacLeod has been warned and reprimanded after testing positive for the drug Terbutaline - an asthma medication which is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list. pIognaid prove too strong
CONNACHT SCHOOLS' CUP SEMI-FINAL/ Sligo Grammar 6 Coláiste Iognaid 24 : COLÁISTE IOGNAID advanced to this year's Connacht Senior Schools' final with a solid display over Sligo Grammar yesterday afternoon. p
Clare veteran set for return to duty
DAVY FITZGERALD will make his first appearance in a Clare shirt for almost 17 months against Kilkenny in a challenge game next Sunday (6.30pm). pSt Vincent's trio on a roll
DUBLIN TEAM : THERE IS no downside for Dublin football with St Vincent's progressing to the All-Ireland club final on St Patrick's Day where they will face 2003 winners, and dominant Cork champions Nemo Rangers. p
McCoy starts riding out today
TONY MCCOY is to start riding out again as his eagerly-awaited return to the saddle gathers pace. p
Tiger still burning bright
TOUR NEWS: IN THE company of Colin Montgomerie a couple of weeks back, prior to Tiger Woods's latest dominant performance at the WGC Accenture Matchplay, the question of whether or not Woods could win the Grand Slam of all four majors this year was, not for the first time or the last, raised over the lunch table. pGunslinger really has that big screen quality
CADDIE'S ROLE: MOST OF you will recall a defining moment in your golfing career when you surpassed yourself. When you went beyond what you thought you were capable of which culminated in you beating your opponent, your own record or simply hitting a shot you never thought you could possibly hit. pThe Short Game
Top courses: Royal Co Down and Mount Juliet came out on top in a new survey on Irish golf courses. Backspin golf magazine has broken fresh ground by becoming the first to treat Ireland's links and parkland courses separately in a rankings survey. p
Small contingent for Valencia showpiece
ATHLETICS IRISH BUILD-UP TO WORLD INDOORS : NO ONE could disagree that the Beijing Olympics represent the single most important athletics meeting of 2008, so for the majority of Irish athletes that means next month's World Indoor Championships are an unwanted distraction. pAnother defeat for under-19s
SPORTS DIGEST/ CRICKET : IRELAND SUFFERED a fourth straight defeat at the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia yesterday but this time there were enough signs to suggest coach Brian O'Rourke's charges are beginning to come to terms with what is required at international level. p
